Congratulations to Anneliese and Arie on their recent wedding as well as the image in the VISIO ad in weddings unveiled. We just felt that this image really spoke volumes about passion. If you’d like to see more of this beautiful wedding, click here for a slideshow…

Here is a mockup of the ad…

I realized that I haven’t updated our blog in the past few weeks so I wanted to give an update. We had a blast Mark and Colleen of Wedding Festivals a few weeks ago for a model shoot at Gassaway Mansion. The day went really well and we were able to shoot get really fun images of some fantastic dresses and formal wear. Here are a few images from the shoot.

Well, summer has been amazing, but incredibly busy… As well, we have had quite a bit of change around here over the past few months. First of all, many of you have spoken to Elise over the past year or so. She was our studio manager and at times, a playmate for Emma At the beginning of the summer, Elise moved on to another job. She is working with her church in Black Mountain. It is working out well for her as it is a much shorter commute–close to home.

As well, toward the beginning of the summer, we purchased a building in the historic district of Marion. The building was built in 1893 and needs a ton of work, but has a ton of potential. We are keeping the possibility open for a studio down the road, but are focusing on a roof right now. It leaks like a 1986 Yugo. We unexpectedly had to replace the heating/cooling system downstairs as well. WOW! It must be made of gold… Anyway, we are excited about the space, and hoping that it becomes a good investment and not a money pit.

It has been a very busy summer as well with about 10 weddings so far and numerous other shoots. We are in the process of catching up on editing, print orders, book design and binding, email, etc. We’re definitely missing Elise right now… We’ll post again soon, but wanted to give you a quick update on what we’ve been up to. Take care and God bless!

J and J

Well, it finally happened… My little sister aint so little anymore. In fact she’s growing rapidly; well, at least the child in her is growing rapidly. Jenn came over the other day for an impromptu big belly shoot. She was surprising her husband, Brent, with an anniversary gift. The last image is the final fine-art tryptic she gave Brent. I think he was surprised…

We are all excited about this new addition to the family. Any suggestions on a name would be most appreciated